Sixers vs. Knicks: Time to Start Defending

Got that first win out of the way, in front of the home crowd no less. Now let's keep it going against the Knicks. This game will have a much different feel than last night. The Bucks are offensively inept. That plays right into the Sixers weakness as they are still trying to figure out what winning defense looks and feels like. Last night the Bucks were able to hang with the Sixers and even build a little lead. But they were done in by their inability to keep putting points on the board. Tonight that won't be a problem for the Knicks. They are going to run and gun and their #1 strategy is to score as many points as humanly possible. That is their offense and their best defense. Meaning the Sixers defense will be tested. Particularly our perimeter defense MUST get better. The rotations are still slow and mindless. To give you an idea of how the Sixers perimeter defense will be tested consider that the Knicks have shot a total of 75 threes in the first two games ...